NORTH SOUND (ANTIGUA), United States put the experienced South Africans under a lot of pressure in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match here on Wednesday and Proteas captain Aiden Markram admitted Andries Goss made life difficult for his team Have given.
Gaus' adventurous strokeplay saw him score an unbeaten 80 off just 47 balls (5x4s, 5x6s) and kept South Africa in tension till the last over. Chasing 195 to win, USA fell behind by 18 runs, but not before giving a massive blow to the Proteas.
"Gaus played well. (He) made life difficult for us.(a) We bowled some good overs and the margin could have been better. But lesson learned. Good Start. At half-time, the wicket changed slightly. It slowed down,” Markram said.Markram also credited the USA bowlers for limiting the strokeplay, and said that 'Player of the Match' Quinton de Kock ultimately got the team going.
"They bowled well. We would have liked to finish with a bang. (There are) some lessons to be learned. The big thing for us is that Quincy (de Kock) found his flow.Everyone else did well. (A) A few overs We could have been disappointed by a few overs here and there, he said.
De Kock also admitted his team was "under pressure" with Goss conceding runs and making a mockery of an efficient pace attack.
"USA put us under pressure, it was a great game. Just trying to concentrate on scoring runs, the rest will take care of itself.We had some difficult wickets in this game, so it was great to be there," said de Kock, whose 74 played a crucial role in the team's victory.
USA captain Aaron Jones said that he was not at all disappointed with the way his team performed.
“I don't want to be disappointed. I thought we could have been more disciplined with the ball.But sometimes it happens. I think we need to be more disciplined. We will try and get back on board and come back stronger. Glad to be home, I know the circumstances very well.
Gaus' adventurous strokeplay saw him score an unbeaten 80 off just 47 balls (5x4s, 5x6s) and kept South Africa in tension till the last over. Chasing 195 to win, USA fell behind by 18 runs, but not before giving a massive blow to the Proteas.
"Gaus played well. (He) made life difficult for us.(a) We bowled some good overs and the margin could have been better. But lesson learned. Good Start. At half-time, the wicket changed slightly. It slowed down,” Markram said.Markram also credited the USA bowlers for limiting the strokeplay, and said that 'Player of the Match' Quinton de Kock ultimately got the team going.
"They bowled well. We would have liked to finish with a bang. (There are) some lessons to be learned. The big thing for us is that Quincy (de Kock) found his flow.Everyone else did well. (A) A few overs We could have been disappointed by a few overs here and there, he said.
De Kock also admitted his team was "under pressure" with Goss conceding runs and making a mockery of an efficient pace attack.
"USA put us under pressure, it was a great game. Just trying to concentrate on scoring runs, the rest will take care of itself.We had some difficult wickets in this game, so it was great to be there," said de Kock, whose 74 played a crucial role in the team's victory.
USA captain Aaron Jones said that he was not at all disappointed with the way his team performed.
“I don't want to be disappointed. I thought we could have been more disciplined with the ball.But sometimes it happens. I think we need to be more disciplined. We will try and get back on board and come back stronger. Glad to be home, I know the circumstances very well.
